SaaS

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. software as a service: a software distribution method in which a service provider gives customers access through the internet to applications, usually ones developed and owned by the provider.

   You can use a cloud-computing service such as SaaS.

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Etymology

Origin of SaaS

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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SaaS

While some companies may be displaced by frontier labs, “I don’t think all SaaS companies are created equal,” Nicholas Frasse, product manager for thematic ETFs at VanEck, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

“The market’s reaction to SaaS companies being completely undifferentiated…that’s a moment of challenge,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Insight is one of the investors most synonymous with the SaaS era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Generative AI is steamrollering the industry known as software-as-a-service, or SaaS, where customers access software over the internet, typically on a subscription basis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Shares of public SaaS companies such as Workday, Salesforce and Adobe have fallen more than 30% from their peak over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026